Peckris 2

The bulge in the exergue above the 7 is the most observable difference. Looks like a different variety.

Aren't they still in Europe? I know we are - Bayern in the Round of 16.

These were possibly struck to test out the new electrical pressing equipment the Mint was converting to, probably the reason why Heatons got the exclusive contract for pennies that particular year.

When I said "not working", I meant not here - however it does work if I copy/paste it into the address bar. Most links people post in these forums act as direct links when I click them. Yours is blue and apparently 'clickable' but it doesn't open a new tab, doesn't do anything. But those items showing above don't appear anywhere I've gone to on their site - plenty of other cr*p but not those 50 years of 50p sets, though you do get the information about the set from the original link, but not anywhere else on the site.

Your link (which didn't work, by the way!) takes me to the set on the RM site - however, "Buy Now" brings up many things but not that set. Certainly no "sold out" message.

"This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing."

slightly better than GVF for me, but I wouldn't argue with NEF.

ANTI-logger. Ok, that makes sense now. You'd install anti-virus software but not a virus!

Oh I don't know - it might well be Unc under all that corrosion

Presumably marginally more gullible than people who buy the genuine coin?

So why would @ozjohn install one?

So they now freely admit a lot of their output is shite?

Not so sure? The orb doesn't look FULLY struck up, and the thistles top and left also don't look fully struck, nor do the diamonds on the crown. And the hair detail on the obverse doesn't convince me either. However, this likewise is merely opinion.

Especially if they're selling a shilling...

Never seen its like. Privately produced?

Very very nice Mike - and very rare, possibly as rare as a 1926ME in similar condition.

I think it's an illusion caused by how the lustre has worn?

To my mind it's a thin planchet, though how is another matter. It's clearly not post-Mint as it's fully struck up. Interesting.

You waited 9 years to ask that?

Yes, a good bit of research that. It does, however, beg the question of how much notice did the collecting community take of these articles and letters? Serious collectors in the 1960s were only buying top grades pre-1937 and the recessed ear was not published in official catalogues and guides, and very much less noticeable in EF and above. I remember that the 1946 ONE' flaw was described in a beginners' page in Coin Monthly early '68, soon after I started my own interest in coins - it didn't lead to any widespread dissemination of the variety for years though. I think people read those things in magazines and thought "Ooh that's interesting, I must look out for them", but due to a lack of follow-up (which of course would occur rapidly now in the internet age) soon forgot or lost interest.

I particularly liked the 'presidential painting' given to Trump by an admirer ( he has some???) - Trump is portrayed sitting next to Nixon, which is a bit of a 'fail', surely?

Or perhaps "50P MEANS 50P" Oh wait, "50P MEANS 23P" Oh wait, "50P MEANS A BOILED SWEET"

Quite so. The exceptions brought real joy but were mostly halfpennies - 1909 in NEF, 1935 in GEF with lustre, and a 1938 in Unc with good lustre. However, pennies were mainly low and ugly grades making the recessed ears easier to spot than EF or better examples would have been, but they never turned up!

Dan Daley of Lockdales used to be pretty sound, as was Stephen Lockett (the "Lock" in Lockdales) but I'm not sure he has any interest in them these days.

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